
Dr Fiona Duncan
@fionaduncan54
Researcher at Newcastle Uni. Interests include winter sports, surfing and how sport and exercise can be used to improve public mental health.
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25-06-2014 21:25:49
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Great to see Fuse's Professor Clare Bambra Newcastle University presenting research about #COVID19 & #HealthInequalities AND Prof. EJ Oliver Durham University speaking about mapping public #mentalhealth interventions during today's @PHE_uk Research & Science Conference phe-events.org.uk/hpa/frontend/r… #PHRSC2021





➡️➡️Vacancy: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mental Health and Wellbeing, fixed term until 31 March 2024. Closing date: 12th April 2022. See durham.taleo.net/careersection/… for more details, or drop me a message if you are interested and would like to chat more #tacklinginequalities

Spending time in the sea - a public health resource or threat to health? New pub by @ItsCPhoenix of Dept of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Durham Uni. & @clif_weibo of MCH_Newcastle examines how surfers *live with* #pollution when striving for #wellbeing in coastal #bluespace. Full paper: mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/7…

Do you have an interest in mental health? If so, we'd like to invite you to join a new region-wide Special Interest Group for Mental Health. Come along to our first meeting on Mon 13 June (online) and find out more. All are welcome. Read more & book 👇 arc-nenc.nihr.ac.uk/news/join-msig/




Today @OpieElena considers a study by Dr Fiona Duncan @jendykxhoorn James B. Kirkbride et al, which aimed to map community interventions related to policy & practice for improving adult mental health in England elfi.sh/3Usl8zg




Two fantastic opportunities with Fuse: 1) @EileenKaner Newcastle University exploring the views of young people & families on gaming, gambling & #mentalhealth impacts 2) Milica Vasiljevic Durham University looking at the impact of nature-based citizen science on the wellbeing of children

New #SPHR publication from Dr Fiona Duncan Emma Adams Shamini Gnani and colleagues evaluating how co-location in community-based settings can support adult #MentalHealth and reduce #HealthInequalities ➡️rdcu.be/dtpJB Fuse Imperial School of Public Health The McPin Foundation


Research participants needed! Please share. Exploring social prescribers thoughts/knowledge of prescribing wild/open water swimming. Results will inform implementation and future research. Please DM expressions of interest #socialprescribing Social Prescribing Network
